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200 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780224073608
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Publication date: 28 June 2005
Description
Rescued from the squalor of a Rumanian orphanage, and adopted by the rural community of west Mayo, the child that is named J. J. O'Malley should have grown up happy. The boy has no gift for it, though, and his new life has a brutal way of giving h...
Community Reviews Summary of 68 reviews
Moods
challenging 58%
dark 50%
emotional 41%
sad 33%
mysterious 25%
hopeful 16%
informative 16%
adventurous 8%
tense 8%
Pace
slow 36%
medium 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 42% | A mix: 42% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 11% | N/A: 11%Loveable characters?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 42% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
DeathModerate
Addiction, Vomit, Alcoholism200 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780224073608
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Publication date: 28 June 2005
Description
Rescued from the squalor of a Rumanian orphanage, and adopted by the rural community of west Mayo, the child that is named J. J. O'Malley should have grown up happy. The boy has no gift for it, though, and his new life has a brutal way of giving h...
Community Reviews Summary of 68 reviews
Moods
challenging 58%
dark 50%
emotional 41%
sad 33%
mysterious 25%
hopeful 16%
informative 16%
adventurous 8%
tense 8%
Pace
slow 36%
medium 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 42% | A mix: 42% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 11% | N/A: 11%Loveable characters?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 42% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
DeathModerate
Addiction, Vomit, Alcoholism